Machine for the manufacture of chain mail



' 1,522,069 a 1925' E. MULLER MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHAIN MAILFiled Aug; 26, 1921 Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

UNETED STATEE FATENT @FFEQF.

EMIL Mfi'LLER, OF PFOR-ZHEIM, GERMANY.

MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHAIN MAIL.

Application filed August 26, 1921.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EMIL Mt'iLLnn, a citizen of the German Republic,residing at Pforzheim, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines for the Manufacture of Chain Mail, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for the manufacture of chain mail inwhich the finished chain mail is alternately held suspended upon twogroups of opposite holding organs displaced the one with regard to theother. The known machines of this type work in such a manner that thechain mail hangs with its last row of rings upon the holders of onegroup and that each newly added ring is gripped by the holders of theopposite group which go up successively. In a machine of a known typethe corresponding holders of the first group of holders descendsimultaneously when the holders of the opposite group ascend. Theworking method is similar to the knitting process as the rings aresuccessively caught by the holders of one group to be successivelytransferred to the holders of the opposite group.

Vith other machines all the holders of one group are loweredsimultaneously when the new row of meshes has been formed.

The fact that in the machines of both types the holding organs consistof single frail holders which are driven individually is the reason thatthese holders are easily damaged wherefrom result irregularities in theformation of the chain mail.

This invention obviates this inconvenience by using combs whose teethserve as ring holders. The improved construction according to thisinvention presents the further advantage that the chain mail is notsuspended by the last row of rings but by the last but one row of rings.The teeth and the comb are constructed in such a manner that when theteeth get into the plane of the chain mail, that is to say into theplane in which the finished chain mail is suspended, the rings of thelast row are placed vertically.

The advantages resulting from this construction are obvious, thevertical position of the rings of the last row of rings enables thesecure insertion of the new rings. The rings of the last row of ringsare absolutely free from the holders. The chain mail is absolutely atrest until the whole row of Serial No. 495,726.

rings is finished as the combs are stopped during the formation of therings which is very favorable for the secure insertion of the individualring meshes.

In order that the invention may he clearly understood, I shall proceedto describe the same with reference to the form of construction shown bywav of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein the improved holderfor the chain mail and its working method are illustrated in i figures.

Fig. 1 is an elevation.

Fig. '2 is a plan view.

Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views illustrating the positions of the toolsafter the formation of a row of ring meshes.

a and b are the comb-shaped holders for the chain mail; 0 and ddesignate the teeth of the combs which have curved backs on. Said teethstand apart from one another at a distance which corresponds with thediameter of a ring. The teeth of the two combs are displaced, those ofone comb with regard to those of the other comb, for a distance which isequal to half the diameter of a ring.

As shown on Fig. 3 the rings of the last but one row of the finishedchain mail hang upon the teeth 01 of the holder 6. Fig. 4 shows therings f of the last row of rings in vertical position bearing upon theback of the teeth 0 and supported by a shoulder of the comb a.

The formation of the ring meshes and the insertion of the individualring meshes g for the formation of a fresh row of rings is effected inthe well known manner, the pieces of wire 9 having been bent previouslyto U-shape being inserted by a tool (pincers) 70 into two adjacent ringmeshes of the freely accessible last row of rings f to be closed to ringshape by a counter tool 2' (Figs. 2 and 3). After in this manner acomplete row of interlocked rings has been inserted the free mesh holdera is made to V the finished chain mail is alternately held suspended bytwo groups or" opposite holders, comprising in combination elements forguiding the chain mail, two inwardly inclined reciprocating combs theone at the one side and the other at the opposite side of the chainmail, and upwardly directed teeth of said combs standing at distancesapart which correspond with the diameter of the rings of the chain mail.

2. In a machine for the manufacture of chain mail of the type described,two in wardly inclined reciprocating combs one at either side of thechain mail, and displaced the one with regard to the other for an amountequal to half the diameter of the rings of the chain mail, upwardlydirected spond with the diameter of the rings of the chain mail saidteeth designed to en 'age with the rings of the last but one row 01 thefinished chain mail the curved backs oi the teeth bringing the rings ofthe last finished row of chain mail into the vertical position Intestimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMIL MULLER. lVitnesses:

Knnen BERNAULT, FRANZ BKINNINGER.

